Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

Richard felt extremely uncomfortable with a sword pointed at him.

"Um, shall we continue our previous topic?"

"Continue with your defense."

Louis had clearly noticed something:

The August family's knightly legion suddenly attacked the outpost of this ordinary manor. No matter how I thought about it, I felt that it was related to Richard.

Richard was clearly not going to let the opportunity to defend himself slip by. He immediately began to organize his thoughts and explain:

"I will explain the unusual points to you one by one. First, I come from the Charlemagne family..."

"Huh!? The Charlemagne family?"

The very first point was enough to make Louis lose his composure!

Richard was puzzled. Several of the royal family members had strange expressions and were frowning repeatedly…

They still vividly remember being beaten to a pulp by Asdairen!

"Are you kidding us?"

Richard quickly guessed what was going on, but he was also helpless:

"I am indeed a member of the Charlemagne family."

Louis suppressed his anger; he was the one who had been beaten the worst!

Furious:

"Who are you to Asdallen?!"

Louis clearly did not know Asdale's real name and was still referring to her as Asdalen.

However, Richard wouldn't be so upset about mentioning his sister's name now that he wouldn't tear his scalp apart. He decided to give a normal answer; he didn't believe that members of the royal family would make things difficult for him over such a small matter.

"...Asdallen is my brother."

"..."

Louis was speechless; he never expected things to turn out so dramatically…

However, he didn't intend to involve Richard in anything; he still had that much magnanimity and self-control.

Julia, who had been silent all along, couldn't hold back any longer.

She was initially heartbroken because her brother, who had royal blood, had his brain eaten by insects. But things took an unexpected turn!

She now has to confirm for herself whether Richard is indeed an insectoid!

If so! She would kill that damned bug with her own hands.

if not……

In short, Julia pulled Louis aside.

Open interrogation:

"I don't need to ask why you fought so desperately. You're probably Lord Asderon's brother. You should have that quality too!"

"I only have one question! Why do you enjoy raw food? And that kind of rough eating style...?"

Richard sensed a strange emotion in Julia's tone.

Even though he knew that the man his sister was pretending to be was very popular.

But this gentle older sister is also... a suitor of an older sister, which is such a stark contrast!

But despite his complaints, Richard quickly answered Julia's question:

"The worm inside me is a Thunder Demon Worm, which needs to eat a certain amount of raw food."

After Richard finished speaking, he activated the Thunder Demon Insect, which formed a small electric ball in his palm.

This sparked discussion among members of the royal family:

"This guy! How did he implant such an unconventional bug!?"

"However, this is a reasonable reason."

"His brother is Asdalon, and even I have to admit that guy is incredibly knowledgeable. But how could he allow his younger brother to be implanted with the difficult-to-cultivate Thunder Dream Worms?"

"Who knows? Perhaps it's just infighting within the Charlemagne family? These local nobles aren't as united as our royal family..."

The royal family members saw Richard release the small electric orbs. Their initial wariness dissipated considerably.

It just created more irrelevant questions.

But Julia's interrogation was not over:

"I won't question Lord Asderon's reasons for not recommending the implantation of better Papal Demonic Worms. How do you explain your greed...?"

Even in a subtle way, the Thunder Demon Worm within Richard's body was visibly displeased!

He could only try his best to calm the Thunder Demon Insects, and then explained to Julia:

"If I said I don't know any aristocratic etiquette, and I haven't even studied at the Knight Academy, would you believe me? Besides, I was really starving just now..."

Even if this excuse is terrible, upon closer inspection, it's still acceptablely terrible!

It's such a coincidence that so many suspicious elements have converged on one person!

Louis realized that he might have really misunderstood.

As for the remaining self-harming behaviors and abnormal energy and blood consumption, Richard was still trying to figure out how to explain them.

But Julia, who was thinking to herself, provided the answer for him:

"Your self-harm... I could feel it; you were in a lot of pain. It wasn't the kind of random self-harm that insectoids do."

"...As for the abnormal consumption of qi and blood, Lord Asderon is also a very special person. I believe his younger brother also has these unique characteristics."

After listening to Julia's explanation.

Richard was speechless.

This... is completely love-struck!

But being love-struck has its advantages; it saves me the trouble of explaining myself. I'm practically an introvert, so I really don't know how to handle this kind of situation.

However, he was still prepared to explain the core point of doubt regarding the abnormal consumption of qi and blood.

"That belt of mine is the cause of my abnormal blood and qi. It depletes my blood..."

Alright... the truth is out.

No one was pointing a sword at Richard anymore.

Even though many questions remain, Richard deliberately concealed a lot. But those all fall under the category of personal privacy; everyone has secrets, right?

These members of the royal family were momentarily dazed:

"Why are things so strange today? There are just too many plot twists!"

"That's true. He's just as good as Asdalon's brother. Like that madman, whenever he shows up, it's either to show off and get humiliated, or something strange happens..."

"Keep your voice down, Louis, Julia is listening."

"What's the big deal? Do we brothers really care about this? If I could beat Asdallen, I would have tied him up and thrown him into Julia's bed!"

"Then I'll really look forward to it..." Julia genuinely didn't mind these things.

It's common knowledge that I like Asdallen, and I have no intention of deliberately hiding it.

They ignored the discussion that Louis had led them astray.

Julia looked at Richard, wanting to talk about something lighter:

"Little brother, is there anything else you'd like to eat?"

clam?

Richard was utterly speechless!

His mind was racing:

This gentle older sister was trying to kill me just minutes ago. Now that she knows about my relationship with Asdalon, she's completely changed her attitude?!

If I told her that her crush is a woman... my sister, and that Asdallen is actually Asdale, wouldn't she...

Richard shook his head. He really didn't dare to think about it any further.

Some people may seem gentle and kind on the surface, but once they go crazy, they can be terrifying!

Moreover, Richard himself hadn't even processed Astarte's death yet, let alone tell anyone else...

However, how could Julia possibly let him go!

Seeing that Richard didn't speak, I assumed he was angry.

"Do you want to eat insectoids? Lord Asderon really likes to eat insectoids..."

Richard: "???"